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2012 presidential election: Chirac 'jokes' he'll vote for Socialist candidate

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Former French President Jacques Chirac has quipped he would rather vote for the socialist François Hollande in the next presidential election than for Nicolas Sarkozy. Also, the Bettencourt family battle reignites as France’s richest woman is once again fighting with her only daughter. Finally, is French football hooliganism on the rise?

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